inverted U-shaped pattern that has not been applied to the age-membership nexus before, and by constructing exact confidence … intervals for the maximum value, we demonstrate that at least for West Germany Blanchflower's hypothesis does not hold. Our … taken for granted. -- Unionization ; age ; inverted U-shape ; Germany …

In an open-shop model of trade union membership with heterogeneity in risk attitudes, a worker's relative risk aversion … significantly positive relationship between risk aversion and the likelihood of union membership. Additionally, we observe a … ; membership ; risk aversion ; trade union …

will fall further. -- Union membership ; union density ; cohort effects ; West Germany …Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that …

provides the first empirical analysis of trade union never-membership in Germany. We show that between 54 and 59 percent of all … employees in Germany have never been members of a trade union. Individuals' probability of never-membership is significantly … membership ; never-membership ; Germany …

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage … evidence for a private gain from trade union membership which has hitherto not been documented: in West Germany, union members … average partial effect of union membership. -- dismissal ; free-riding ; trade union membership ; survey data …

union membership and job satisfaction in Germany. Cross-sectional analyses reveal a negative correlation, while fixed … of union membership, we generate information on the union density individuals faced in their industry and region. This … time-variant IV suggests no causal impact of individual union membership on job satisfaction. Finally, using different …

more and more difficult. In this backdrop, the paper attempted to analyse the impact of union membership on wages in the … industries. The estimated wage premiums for union membership for permanent and contract workers are 56.7 per cent and 10.3 per … cent respectively. Decomposing this wage gap indicates that union membership contributes majority of the wage differentials …

This paper estimates the returns to membership of the Chinese Communist Party using unique twins data we collected from … interpretation that Party membership not only has its own effect but also has an external effect on the sibling. -- twins ; communist … party membership ; China …